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SEMO Livestock Sales Cattle Auction Market Report

Jackson, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 4, 2022

875 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $157.79/cwt +5.79 vs last sale · ≈ $1,068/hd at 677 lb · 42 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $169.71/cwt +7.71 vs last sale · ≈ $1,165/hd at 687 lb · 41 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $161.45/cwt +9.20 vs last sale · ≈ $1,004/hd at 622 lb · 31 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 875 547 627
Feeder cattle 725 409 542
Slaughter cattle 146 119 79
Replacement cattle 4 19 6

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 5.00 lower to 2.00 higher with the unweaned and non vac. calves being highly discounted but thats October for you. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 lower, bulls sold 1.00 lower; Demand uneven and supply moderate to heavy.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–290 285 5 175.00–202.00 $187.44 $534 —
310–341 329 8 173.00–197.00 $177.13 $583 —
355–385 370 6 180.00–197.00 $188.84 $699 +10.48
427–439 431 12 175.00–194.00 $182.61 $787 -3.63
460–483 471 7 175.00–191.00 $182.25 $858 -8.31
472–483 fancy 478 12 192.00–204.00 $194.96 $932 -18.78
510–529 525 12 175.00–183.00 $178.33 $936 -4.77
533–535 fancy 534 9 192.00–202.00 $198.66 $1,061 +1.16
555–589 value added 579 15 187.00–192.00 $188.82 $1,093 —
569–595 583 13 163.00–170.00 $166.20 $969 -14.46
613–614 value added 614 16 168.00 $168.00 $1,032 —
615–648 627 7 155.00–166.00 $161.35 $1,012 +4.98
658–693 value added 686 31 171.00–177.00 $171.56 $1,177 —
665–695 689 10 155.00–169.00 $163.98 $1,130 +1.98
718 value added 718 6 168.00 $168.00 $1,206 —
700–746 728 8 154.00–165.00 $163.04 $1,187 —
765 765 3 165.00 $165.00 $1,262 —
808–830 821 7 155.00 $155.00 $1,273 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
302–317 309 7 160.00–169.00 $164.48 $508 +0.07
375 375 3 150.00 $150.00 $562 —
405–410 406 4 145.00–165.00 $159.95 $649 -6.88
460–482 475 5 150.00–165.00 $157.91 $750 +7.17
505–532 519 16 140.00–165.00 $158.12 $821 +5.70
554–598 572 11 148.00–165.00 $154.92 $886 +3.75
685 685 3 141.00 $141.00 $966 —
705 705 3 125.00 $125.00 $881 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
262 262 4 152.00 $152.00 $398 —
320–345 326 7 147.00–155.00 $151.65 $494 -12.26
360–390 370 3 145.00–162.00 $151.22 $560 -9.43
410–435 420 18 146.00–160.00 $154.18 $648 -1.85
428 fancy 428 2 167.00 $167.00 $715 —
455–495 482 8 142.50–165.00 $154.90 $747 -2.85
502 value added 502 3 168.00 $168.00 $843 —
500–543 528 22 145.00–166.00 $154.04 $813 -0.34
550 550 3 130.00 $130.00 $715 -23.99
550–587 574 12 143.00–159.00 $152.52 $875 -1.47
603 value added 603 11 168.00 $168.00 $1,013 —
610–649 632 20 145.00–164.00 $157.85 $998 +5.60
671 value added 671 27 161.00 $161.00 $1,080 —
688 688 15 152.00 $152.00 $1,046 —
700–740 709 17 135.00–149.00 $142.25 $1,009 —
760–795 786 4 145.00–148.00 $147.28 $1,158 -5.22
805 805 3 135.00 $135.00 $1,087 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–340 327 8 140.00–150.00 $143.90 $471 —
355–395 380 11 132.00–150.00 $143.48 $545 -5.16
400–440 419 15 130.00–152.00 $139.62 $585 -6.58
450–495 476 23 129.00–142.50 $138.96 $661 -2.66
500–545 528 24 135.00–145.00 $139.16 $735 -2.96
555–598 572 5 135.00–140.00 $137.91 $789 -2.79
618–635 622 6 140.00 $140.00 $871 +8.17
655–690 679 7 129.00–140.00 $133.97 $910 -2.63

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352–398 374 20 160.00–177.00 $169.25 $633 -15.80
405–435 415 12 160.00–179.00 $174.69 $725 +6.76
450–472 458 12 152.00–170.00 $161.49 $740 -0.73
465 fancy 465 4 180.00 $180.00 $837 —
500–535 523 19 150.00–167.00 $159.85 $836 -1.20
556–590 568 7 150.00–155.00 $154.26 $876 +1.77
602–642 619 10 137.00–147.00 $143.18 $886 -1.21
650–672 664 5 129.00–135.00 $133.83 $889 -8.25
710–735 722 8 129.00–130.00 $129.87 $938 —
750 750 3 120.00 $120.00 $900 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–440 434 4 135.00–150.00 $138.59 $601 —
508–542 523 7 125.00–145.00 $135.28 $708 -10.64
570–590 578 5 135.00 $135.00 $780 —
690 690 3 131.00 $131.00 $904 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–1300 1179 80-85% 5 61.00–66.00 $63.60 $750 —
910–1495 1229 80-85% 44 62.50–80.00 $71.97 $885 —
1155–1280 1232 80-85% 5 78.50–81.50 $80.37 $990 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1340–1570 1455 75-80% 2 61.50–65.00 $63.11 $918 —
1090–1730 1479 75-80% 20 78.50–86.50 $82.42 $1,219 -2.32
1105–1810 1498 75-80% 15 68.50–79.50 $75.35 $1,129 -9.39
1245–1770 1509 75-80% 8 88.00–91.50 $89.50 $1,351 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
705–1355 1070 85-90% 20 51.00–65.50 $59.69 $639 +9.10
1055–1395 1175 85-90% 3 59.50–71.50 $67.71 $796 —
1090–1260 1192 85-90% 3 40.00–52.50 $43.81 $522 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1625 1625 1 75.00 $75.00 $1,219 —
1515–1975 1681 4 105.00–109.50 $107.38 $1,805 —
1670–2400 1974 8 85.00–101.50 $96.28 $1,901 —

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Bred Cows

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
962 962 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,000.00 $1,000.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000 1000 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,125.00–1,275.00 $1,200.00 -50.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
498 498 3 70.00 $70.00 $349 —
590 590 3 95.00 $95.00 $560 —
620 620 3 97.00 $97.00 $601 —
710 710 3 96.00 $96.00 $682 —

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.